968
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 29

SCHEDULE.

ALL that part of the River Avon and its tributaries from Dallington Bridge to where such river and its tributaries are respectively crossed by the Main Trunk Railway line to the north.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of April, one thousand nine hundred and nine.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Hawke’s Bay Acclimatisation District redefined.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by “The Animals Protection Act, 1908,” I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint those parts of the said Dominion described in the Schedule hereto to be a district under and for the purposes of the said Act, and I do hereby declare that such district shall be known as the “Hawke’s Bay Acclimatisation District,” and I do hereby revoke the previous notification defining the said district.

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY ACCLIMATISATION DISTRICT.

ALL that area bounded towards the north generally by East Taupo and Whakatane Counties; towards the north-east generally by the Rotorua Acclimatisation District, as defined by Warrant published in the New Zealand Gazette of 14th May, 1908, page 1382; towards the east generally by the sea; towards the south generally by the Akito and Pahiatua Counties; and towards the west and north-west generally by the Pohangina, Kiwitea, and Rangitikei Counties to the southern boundary of East Taupo County aforesaid. The said area comprises the Counties of Hawke’s Bay, Patangata, Woodville, Waipawa, Dannevirke, Waipukurau, and Weber, and part of the County of Wairoa.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this second day of April, one thousand nine hundred and nine.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Auckland Acclimatisation District redefined.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by “The Animals Protection Act, 1908,” I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint those parts of the said Dominion described in the Schedule hereto to be a district under and for the purposes of the said Act, and I do hereby declare that such district shall be known as the “Auckland Acclimatisation District,” and I do hereby revoke the previous notification defining the said district.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND ACCLIMATISATION DISTRICT.

ALL that area comprised in the Counties of Rodney, Waitemata, Eden, Manukau, Coromandel, Thames, Ohinemuri, Pisko, Raglan, Waikato, Waipa, Kawhia, Awakino, Wai-tomo, and Ohura, and in that part of each of the Counties of Matamata and West Taupo lying north of a right line extending south-westerly from the summit of Puwhenua Mountain at the easternmost corner of Matamata County to the summit of Rangitoto Mountain.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of April, one thousand nine hundred and nine.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Special Regulations and Restrictions as to killing Native Game on Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by “The Animals Protection Act, 1908,” I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby make the following regulations respecting the killing of native game in the Canterbury Acclimatisation District:—

REGULATIONS.

1. No device or structure shall be used from or out of which native game may be taken or killed on or near Lake Ellesmere, in the Canterbury Acclimatisation District, except a cylinder not exceeding 2 ft. 6 in. in length and open at both ends, or a hut made of scrub or rushes, or a mud-hole, or a mimi. No such device or structure shall be placed, put, set out, erected, planted, or used in any part of the said lake in which the water is more than 24 in. in depth: Provided that boats concealed or hidden in the vegetation growing along the margin of the said lake may be used, but such boats shall not be dressed or covered in any way: Provided also that boats not dressed or covered in any way may be used to recover native game previously shot.
2. No live birds of any species shall be used as decoys on or near the said lake.
3. No person or persons shall put or place more than twenty-five decoys on any area of less than one hundred yards square in or upon the said lake.
4. No person shall take or kill more than 150 head of native game in any one season within the Canterbury Acclimatisation District.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this second day of April, one thousand nine hundred and nine.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Regulations for Deer-shooting, Grey District.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by “The Animals Protection Act, 1908” (hereinafter called “the said Act”), I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby make the following regulations prescribing the deer-shooting season in the Grey District Acclimatisation District, comprising the County of Grey, and the conditions affecting the same, and also the form of license and the fee payable therefor.

REGULATIONS.

1. FALLOW-DEER bucks may be taken or killed within the Grey District Acclimatisation District from the fifth day of April, 1909, to the 19th day of May, 1909, both days inclusive.
2. Licenses to take or kill such deer may be issued by the Chief Postmaster at Greymouth on payment of a license fee of £2, in the form prescribed in the Schedule hereto, and subject to the said Act and these regulations. The number of such licenses shall not exceed fifteen: Provided that not more than one such license shall be issued to the same person.
3. No licensee shall take or kill more than four bucks, and no buck shall be killed carrying antlers with less than four points.
4. No doe or fawn shall be taken or killed on any pretext whatever; and no licensee shall allow any dog to accompany either himself or any attendant he may have with him.
5. Nothing herein contained shall extend to authorising any person to sell any deer or portion thereof.
6. Any person committing a breach of any of these regulations shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding £20.

SCHEDULE.

No.

License to take or kill Game (Deer).

, of
, having this day paid the sum of £
, is hereby authorised to take or kill
deer (bucks) of not less than
points within the Grey District Acclimatisation District, from the
day of
, 1909, to the
day of
, 1909 (both days inclusive), subject to the provisions of “The Animals Protection Act, 1908,” and the regulations made thereunder.
Dated at
, this
day of
, 1909.

……………
Chief Postmaster.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this second day of April, one thousand nine hundred and nine.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.